Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-10
THE HOUSEKEEPER.

Ho,c One Uo,na,. Keeps SERVANTS
She pays them literally and promptly,
recognizing the fact, true the world over,
that the employer who beats down wages
always suffers from the inferior quality of
work done, and from lack of interest on the
part of the employed.
Having n practical knowledge of the
business of housekeeping, she cannot be
deceived, and knows how to direct the work
properly: and, while insisting kindly, but
hrmly, that it shall be properly performed,
she never fails to give word of praise for
all that merits her approval. She never
m m with her servants particular ways
of doing work, SO long as good results are
produced. She doesn't think it necessary
to substitute her way for everybody else's
way.
She never lowers herself by scolding.
Her servants are respectful to her because
she is respectful to them. No familiarity
Is tolerated or attempted. The private do
nestle life of the family is never intruded
upon. They have their own apartments,
eat by themselves, and prefer to do so.
And yet the mistress is not unmindful Of
their physical and mental well-being. She
has fitted up comfortable bedroom, with
good spring bed and toilet necessities,
and adJoiaing, cosey little sitting-room,
with stove, table, rocking chairs, ETC.,
where they can rest as women need to.
And several times week they are invited
to the family sitting room for half an hour
III the evening, where she teaches them to
read English, they being Scnndinavians.
She realizes that, as human beings, they
nave desires for social companionship, and
allows them to have reasonable amount
of company. She allows them as many
church privileges as possible, and gives
them street-car fare once or twice a week.
She takes kindly personal interest in
them, helping them to select their clothing
and get it made neatly.
Zoo much trouble to take for servants"
is it? Well, perhaps it is; and yet she con-
trives TO do it in the intervals of a busy
llfe. She says that !: isn't quarter the
trouble that it would be to change servants
every six weeks. Those girls love her. and
look up to her, and work faithfully for her,
Minneapolis Tribune.
Household Hints.
KID shoes may be kept soft and free
from cracks by rubbing them once week
with little pure glycering or castor-oi
A PIECE of zinc placed on the Goals of
hot stove will clean out the stove pipe.
The vapor produced carries off the SCOT by
chemical decomposition.
DO YOU take advantage of the more
practical labor Saving devices in doing
Your work? improvement here should be
thought of before getting farther into this
new year.
In ventilating room open the windows
at top ana bottom. The fresh air rushes
in one way while the foul mir makes its exit
the other; thus you let in friend and expel
an enemy.
A DAMP cloth enveloping the broom head
will be found desirable in removing the
dust from carpet in room where there
may be many small articles to catch the
dirt raised by al ordinary sweeping.
The old wash-boiler need not be cast
aside when leakage beyond repair sets in.
This is the time it should have the dints
Strengthened out and be secured up to use
for keeping bowls and glasses of jelly and
marmalade from the mice.
To CLEAN kid gloves rub them with very
slightly damped crumbs of bread. Or
scrape French chalk upon them while on
the hands and wash them in basin con-
tanning diluted spirits of ammonia. Some
gloves can be cleaned with milk, with rice
pulp, or with turpentine.
The broom, instead of standing in
corner when not in use, ought to be hung
up. A strong twisted or braided string put
through q small hole in the handle will do
it. Wet the broom in boiling hot suds
every wash day; if treated in this way it
will keep its shape, and wear much longer.
The best way of checking the bleeding
from the nose is to apply cold water to the
neck and face. Hold q sponge saturated
with cold water TO the nostrils, or if this
does not succeed, dissolve Il little alum in
basin of water, and inject or snuff this
up the nostrils. Hold the head back and
do not attempt to blow the nose.
SOMETIMES the lamp-wick obstinately
refuses to be turned up in an orderly
manner. 1t will seem firmly wedged at one
side, while the other runs up in a point,
causing WEAKNESS and vexation of spirit.
To overcome this depravity, take n new
wick, draw out single thread near the sell
wage, ana the wick will be found tractable
when introduced into the burner. The
cogs will take it up properly, and it will
appear in good form and give an even
| flame when lighted.